全书分为四个部分：第一部分为理论篇。介绍法律英语的典型特点，围绕三个方面展开，即法律英语的词汇特点、法律英语句法特点以及特定法律英语句式的翻译。本部分内容中英文对照，便于学生反复阅读和记忆，为后续部分的学习打好基础。

第二部分为文化篇。以美国法为主，辅以英国法的相关介绍，分11个单元全面介绍了英美国家基本法律制度。本部分内容涉及美国宪法、刑法和行政法等内容，适合初次接触法律英语，或者希望对英美法律制度有全面了解的读者学习。

第三部分为案例篇。围绕英美法案例教学的核心内容展开，首先介绍了理解英美国家案例的方法和案例中常用缩略语，然后精心挑选了10余个典型案例，是原汁原味的英文法律文本，以期最大程度展现美国法原貌。这些典型案例大多源于联邦最高法院大法官之手，其判决结果影响到了美国法治的进程，所确定的法律原则也早已成为美国法的核心。本部分内容适合较高层次法律英语学习的需求。

第四部分为中国法律体系概述。介绍中英法律文书的写作，便于读者将学到的理论知识运用于具体法律实践。

Chapter One    Language Features
Unit 1    Overview of Legal English Vocabulary
        Ⅰ. Typical Features of Legal English Vocabulary
        Ⅱ. The Common Prefix and Suffix of Legal English
Unit 2    Overview of Legal English Sentence
        Ⅰ. Characterstics of the Syntatic Structure of Legal English 
        Ⅱ. Typical Legal English Sentence Translation
Chapter Two  Cultural Features
Unit 1    Legal Systems
        Ⅰ. Preview
        Ⅱ. Text:Legal Systems
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:classification of law
Unit 2    Common Law System
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        Ⅱ. Text:Common Law System
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Civil Law System
Unit 3    Legal Education
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        Ⅱ. Text:American Legal Education
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Legal Education in the U. S.
Unit 4    Legal profession
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        Ⅱ. Text:American Legal Profession
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Judges
Unit 5    Constitution
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        Ⅱ. Text:The Contents of American Constitution
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:The Amendments
Unit 6    Constitution  Ⅱ
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        Ⅱ. Text:The Theories of American Constitution
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:British Constitution
Unit 7    Court System
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        Ⅱ. Text:American Court System
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:British Court System
Unit 8    Jury System
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        Ⅱ. Text:Jury System
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:the Supreme Court of the United States
Unit 9    Administrative Law
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        Ⅱ. Text:American Administrative Law
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Administrative Law
Unit 10    Civil Law
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        Ⅱ. Text:Copyright Law
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:Real Property Law
Unit 11    Criminal Law
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        Ⅱ. Text:American Criminal Law
        Ⅲ. Supplementary Reading:American Criminal Procedure Law 
Chapter Three  Case Studies
Unit 1    How to Understand English Cases
Unit 2    How to Brief a Case
Unit 3    Case Terms Abbreviated
        Ⅰ. Common Abbreviated Latin Terms (Latin Terms)
        Ⅱ. Other Abbreviated terms
Unit 4    Case Studies
        Ⅰ. Classic Cases
        Ⅱ. Supplementary Cases
Chapter Four  Practical Features
Unit 1    Overview of China‘s legal system
Unit 2    China‘s Civil Code
        Ⅰ. China‘s Civil Code
        Ⅱ. China‘s Civil Code (succession)
Appendix:English and Chinese legal dictum
References